Penny Marshall dead at 75 Schlemiel, schlimazel, no more, as Laverne DeFazio has gone to the big brewery in the sky. Actress/Director Penny Marshall passed away yesterday at her Hollywood … Read More
Obituary: Anthony Bourdain Dead at 61
Anthony Bourdain found dead at 61 Beloved chef, television personality, and author Anthony Bourdain was discovered in a hotel room in France, dead on an apparent suicide. Mr. Bourdain was … Read More
Obituary: Dr. Stephen Hawking Returns to Stardust
Dr. Stephen W. Hawking died at the age of 76. Born in Oxford, England, on Jan. 8, 1942 — 300 years to the day, he liked to point out, after … Read More
Obituary: John Mahoney Dead at 77
The best television grump who ever sat in an ugly armchair (tied with Carroll O’Connor’s Archie Bunker), John Mahoney, Martin Crane from Frasier but known and loved from so many other … Read More
Obituary: Ursula K. Le Guin Passes at 88
Ursula K. Le Guin, the immensely popular author who brought literary depth and a tough-minded feminist sensibility to science fiction and fantasy with books like “The Left Hand of Darkness” … Read More
Breaking News: Fats Domino Dead at 89
Antoine “Fats” Domino, a titan of early rock ‘n’ roll whose piano-based hits — such as “Ain’t That a Shame,” “Blueberry Hill” and “Blue Monday” — influenced artists including Paul … Read More
Breaking News: Tom Petty Deceased
American music classic, Tom Petty has died today at the age of 66. He was taken to UCLA hospital in Santa Monica CA in full cardiac arrest. His condition was … Read More
R.I.P. George A. Romero, horror film innovator
The father of the modern cinematic zombie, George A. Romero, has succumbed to lung cancer and passed away at age 77. Romero made his name directing one of the all-time … Read More
Breaking News: Gregg Allman Dead at 69
Southern rock legend Gregg Allman has died at age 69. There was a lot of drama packed into this life: a murdered father, an idolized brother and bandmate dead at … Read More
Breaking News: Sir Roger Moore Dead
Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond in seven films about the titular spy, has died at age 89. His family revealed that Moore passed away after a … Read More
Soundgarden/Audioslave singer Chris Cornell, dead at 52
By Brian Salvatore Chris Cornell, best known as the lead singer for 1990s alternative rock band Soundgarden, died yesterday at the age of 52. Cornell, just last night, played … Read More
Breaking News: Jonathan Demme Deceased
Jonathan Demme; Oscar winning director for “Silence of the Lambs”, passed away early in the morning of 26, April 2017 from complications of esophageal cancer. He was surrounded by his … Read More
RIP Don Rickles 1926-2017
Reports are flooding in that legendary comedian Don Rickles has passed away in his home from kidney failure with his wife Barbara with him. He was 90 years old, just … Read More
Breaking News: Leonard Cohen Dead at 82
Leonard Cohen was called “the high priest of pathos” and the “godfather of gloom”. But the influence and appeal of this poet, novelist, songwriter and legendary ladies’ man has endured … Read More